antisocial adj

1 shunning contact with others; "standoffish and antisocial"; "he's not antisocial; just shy"

2 unwilling or unable to conform to normal standards of social behavior; "criminal behavior or conduct that violates the rights of other individuals is antisocial"; "crimes...and other asocial behavior" [syn: asocial]

English

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• Rhymes: -əʊʃəl

Etymology

Anti- + social

Adjective

1. Unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
2. antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing
3. Opposed to social order or the principles of society

Translations

• Croatian: antisocijalan
• Telugu: అసాంఘిక (asaanghika)

Derived terms

• antisocially (adverb)
• Asbo, antisocial behaviour order

Antisocial can refer to a person who is unwilling to socialize in a normal way or is hostile to others:

• Antisocial behavior

In psychiatry, antisocial can refer to:

• Antisocial personality disorder
• Dissocial personality disorder

In music:

• "Antisocial", a song by hard rock band Trust

Timonistic, ascetic, austere, cold, cynical, eremitic, introverted, man-hating, misanthropic, misogynous, reclusive, remote, reserved, sexist, solitary, standoffish, unsociable, withdrawn, woman-hating